diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.core.js b/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
index 1a76143d..3d3370ba 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget" ], function() {
 
 		// Set default page transition - 'none' for no transitions
 		defaultPageTransition: "fade",
+		
+		// Set maximum window width for transitions to apply
+		maxTransitionWidth: 1000,
 
 		// Minimum scroll distance that will be remembered when returning to a page
 		minScrollBack: 250,
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js b/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
index ec87d671..0325bb21 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ function outInTransitionHandler( name, reverse, $to, $from ) {
 		toScroll = active.lastScroll || ( touchOverflow ? 0 : $.mobile.defaultHomeScroll ),
 		screenHeight = $.mobile.getScreenHeight(),
 		viewportClass = "ui-mobile-viewport-transitioning viewport-" + name,
-		none = !$.support.cssTransitions || !name || name === "none",
+		maxTransitionOverride = $.mobile.maxTransitionWidth !== false && $( window ).width() > $.mobile.maxTransitionWidth,
+		none = !$.support.cssTransitions || maxTransitionOverride || !name || name === "none",
 		doneOut = function() {
 
 			if ( $from ) {